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Documentation of statistics: Asylum Applications and Residence Permits

Contact info, Population and Education , Annemette Lindhardt Olsen , +45 20 59 02 47 , ALO@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Asylum Applications and Residence Permits 2022 , Previous versions, Asylum Applications and Residence Permits 2019, Asylum Applications and Residence Permits 2016, Asylum Applications and Residence Permits 2015, Asylum Applications and Residence Permits 2013, The statistics show the number of asylum seekers and the number of residence permits granted., The statistics were first published in 1989. The information on asylum seekers and refugees goes back to 1984, but there is only information on residence permits (other than refugees) from 1988., From 1997 there is information about residence permits on individual level for each immigrated person with citizenship outside Denmark and the Nordic countries., Statistical presentation, The statistics contain information on the number of asylum seekers, the citizenship of the asylum seekers and whether they are in Denmark or not. From 1. July 2002 it is only possible to apply for asylum when you are in Denmark., The statistics also contain information on the number of residence permits granted, the background for the permit and the citizenship of the applicants., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Information from the Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingeservice). The Danish Immigration Service is the authority handling applications for asylum and other residence permits., The number of asylum applications and residence permits are not checked for errors., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Ministries, political parties, the media and private individuals are using the statistics for public and private purposes and as input to the public debate., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, It is judged that the quality of the information is high., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The time for publishing are 45 days after the end of the quarter., Immigrations with information about residence permits are also published 45 days after the end of the quarter., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are comparable over time and can also be compared internationally., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The Statbank., Yearly publications: , Statistical ten-year review, and , Immigrants in Denmark, Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/asylum-applications-and-residence-permits

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Documentation of statistics: Work Stoppages

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Mikkel Zimmermann , +45 51 44 98 37 , MZI@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Work Stoppages 2025 , Previous versions, Work Stoppages 2024, Work Stoppages 2023, Work Stoppages 2022, Work Stoppages 2021, Work Stoppages 2020, Work Stoppages 2019, Work Stoppages 2018, Work Stoppages 2017, Work Stoppages 2014, Work Stoppages 2013, The purpose of the statistics is to calculate the number of working days lost due to work stoppages. The statistics has been compiled without any breaks since 1996., Statistical presentation, The statistics is published on a yearly basis and provide an overview of the number of work stoppages, number of recipients employees and number of lost working days during the calendar year., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Reporting forms is sent out in February the year after the reference year with a response time of 3 weeks. Immediately after the reporting deadline a reminder is sent. If the reporting still does not happen, we make a phone call to the company/working place. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Not relevant for these statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, As the statistics is based on a sample of major employees and employee organizations they do not provide complete coverage of the area. But it is assumed that the major part of working stoppages during the year is covered by the statistics., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published around 3 months after the reference date. The statistics are usually published on the scheduled date without delay., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are compiled since 1973, but up to 1995 only work stoppages with a loss of 100 working days or more are included. From 1996 and onwards all work stoppages are included despite the range. This means that figures from 1996 and onwards are not directly comparable backwards in time. The number of work stoppages and loss of working days might be underestimated for the 2006 statistics. Changes in the public sector made it impossible to retrieve information from all public institutions regarding work stoppages., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Strikes and lockouts, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., All data available is published., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/work-stoppages

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Documentation of statistics: Family benefits and child supplements

Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Morten Steenbjerg Kristensen , +45 20 40 38 73 , MRT@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Family benefits and child supplements 2025 , Previous versions, Family benefits and child supplements 2024, Family benefits and child supplements 2023, Family benefits and child supplements 2022, Family benefits and child supplements 2021, Family benefits and child supplements 2020, Family benefits and child supplements 2019, Family benefits and child supplements 2018, Family benefits and child supplements 2017, Family benefits and child supplements 2016, Family benefits and child supplements 2015, Family benefits and child supplements 2014, Family benefits and child supplements 2013, The purpose of the statistics about family benefits and child supplements is to illustrate the number of recipients of family benefits and child supplements plus the payments and the number of children they receive payments for. The statistics of family benefits has been published from the tax year 1957/58, but the current format dates back to 2017., Statistical presentation, The statistics describe the number of people receiving child and youth benefit and child supplements and the benefit amount. Since 2017, the statistics are based on the paid amounts each quarter as opposed for the granted amount for a set period. The statistics are published in the Statbank. The statistics are aggregated i regards to benefit type and geographical area., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics is collected directly from the IT systems paying out the family benefits and child supplements at ATP via NetCompany. Data is validated by checking for duplicate amongst others. Data are aggregated by benefit or allowance type and geographical area., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Users: Ministries, agencies, the Law Model, Local Government Denmark, municipalities and researchers. The statistics is used internally in Statistics Denmark. The statistics is not presented at any committees for users., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics are based on a register that covers all recipients of family benefits and child supplements, as well as the children the benefits are provided for. The data also includes correction due to errors in previous payments., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Normally the statistics is published 4 months after the end of the 4th quarter. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, In it's current form data is fully comparable from 2017 Q1. Prior to 2017 adjustments made to payouts due to errors in preceding quarters was not included in the data., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics is published in the StatBank under the subject , Family benefits and child supplements, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/family-benefits-and-child-supplements

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Documentation of statistics: Stocks of Wholesale

Contact info, Short Term Statistics, Business Statistics , Mathias Dybdahl Bluhme , +45 40 22 56 37 , MDB@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Stocks of Wholesale 2025 , Previous versions, Stocks of Wholesale 2024, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2022, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2021, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2019, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2018, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2017, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2016, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2015, Stocks of Manufacturers and Wholesale 2014, The primary purpose of the statistics stocks of wholesale is to deliver timely figures for changes in stocks for use in the quarterly national accounts statistics. The statistics were first published in 1987, but the current form started in 2001., Statistical presentation, The statistics describe quarterly changes in the stocks of manufacturing and whole sale. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data on stocks by the end of each quarter is collected through a survey of approx. 250 units. The reported data are validated, before they are grossed up from the sample to the population. Selected series are seasonally adjusted., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are important for the quarterly National Accounts. They are also used by ministries, banks, trade associations and others that want to include stock changes in assessments of the short-term economic situation., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The sample has not been updated in several years and the method of grossing up very basic. However, it is still believed that the statistics present a good indication of stock changes, as all the largest enterprises are included - and it is to a very large degree the large enterprises that account for the significant changes in stock., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published 55 days after the end of the quarter with high punctuality. The statistics are finally after half a year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Several countries produce statistics on stock changes, but there are no international or European regulations that ensure comparability. , The statistics measure only stock changes. For total stocks, see the , accounts statistics, ., The statistics go back to 1987., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in a Danish press release and quarterly in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under , Stocks of manufacturing industries, and , Stocks of wholesale, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/stocks-of-wholesale

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Documentation of statistics: Price of North Sea oil

Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Andreas Strøander Pedersen , APD , apd@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Price of North Sea oil 2025 , Previous versions, Price of North Sea oil 2023, Price of North Sea oil 2022, These statistics show an average price for North Sea oil sold, that reflects the characteristics applied to oil production in the Danish part of the North Sea. These statistics are produced and disseminated as part of the Hydrocarbon Tax Act and were first published in 2023 with figures for 2022., Statistical presentation, These statistics provide annual figures with the yearly average of the prices of the North Sea oil sold, quoted in US dollars (USD)., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Price data for sold North Sea oil is collected annually. Statistics Denmark validates data including checking that there is data for all trading days. Statistics Denmark then uses the published reference price (PCAAS00) as the basis for calculating the average crude oil price during the year. The calculation is made as a simple average of the daily-published reference prices., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are relevant to SKAT as a basis for hydrocarbon taxation, which is described in more detail in the Hydrocarbon Tax Act., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The use of the oil price collected from S&P Global Commodity Insights, PCAAS00, as well as the calculation of the annual price as a simple average, is specifically mentioned in the comments to the Hydrocarbon Tax Act, the price's precision and representativeness for Danish North Sea oil is affected both by which fields are incorporated into the price for North Sea oil and how S&P Global Commodity Insights makes quality adjustments., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published 15 days after the end of the year, i.e. no later than February 15. The statistics are published without delays in relation to planned publication times., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These statistics will be published for the first time in 2023, and the statistics are prospectively comparable to previous years. The representativeness of the collected price data is continuously assessed by Statistics Denmark and an expert group consisting of the Nordsøfonden and the Energy Agency., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published annually in the statistics bank under environment and energy, Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/price-of-north-sea-oil

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Documentation of statistics: International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics

Contact info, External Economy , Søren Burman , +45 30 51 45 62 , SBU@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2022 , Previous versions, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2021, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2020, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2019, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2018, International Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics 2017, The purpose of Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics (STEC) is to describe enterprises engaging in international trade in services, how large they are, which economic sector they belong to, how many countries they trade with etc. These statistics have been compiled since 2014 and are comparable until 2018 for legal units. From 2019 and onwards the statistics have been compiled on the basis of the enterprise unit., Statistical presentation, Trade in Services by Enterprise Characteristics is an annual measurement of enterprises involved in international trade in services and their characteristics, stated in value. The statistics are grouped by economic activity, enterprise size, ownership and type of services., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, These statistics are compiled by combining data for International Trade in services (ITSS) with Business statistics. Data is validated by comparing data with the sources used for compiling the statistics and by comparing the different tables compiled in this statistic., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, STEC is relevant for analysts and enterprises, for analyses of e.g. globalization and enterprises which contribute to the international trade in services in Denmark. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The accuracy for International Trade in Service by Enterprise Characteristics is closely related to the accuracy of International Trade in Service Statistics which is high on an aggregated level. The revisions follow the revision structure of International Trade in Service Statistics., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, These statistics are published 10 months after the reference period. They are published without any delays., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, STEC have been compiled since 2017 but is comparable from 2014 to 2018 for legal units. From 2019 the statistics have been compiled using the enterprise unit. The data is fully comparable with compiled services in the ITSS and Balance of payments statistics. Comparability with other statistics, such as the business statistics can be limited due to different coverages., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published annually in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , International Trade in Services, .The statistics can also be found in various publications and analysis., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/international-trade-in-services-by-enterprise-characteristics

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Documentation of statistics: Danish Vessels

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Charlotte Spliid Hansen , +45 29 41 97 76 , chh@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Danish Vessels 2025 , Previous versions, Danish Vessels 2024, Danish Vessels 2022, Danish Vessels 2020, Danish Vessels 2019, Danish Vessels 2018, Danish Vessels 2017, Danish Vessels 2016, Danish Vessels by Region, Unit, Type of Vessels, Length and Tonnage 2015, Danish Vessels by Region, Unit, Type of Vessels, Length and Tonnage 2013, The purpose of these statistics is a description of vessels registered in Denmark as fishing vessels. Data are provided by The Danish Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency's register., Statistical presentation, Statistics for the Danish fleet of fishing vessels are based on those vessels that are registered in The Danish Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency as commercial fishing vessels. A registration is needed for commercial fishing., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The administrative register for fishing vessels have records of all vessels with permission to commercial fishery. Data are reported from owners of vessels on the form from the Danish Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Agency. Data are checked for inconsistencies., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Landing data is used to manage fishing and quota reporting of Danish fishing etc., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, This statistics covers all Danish commercial fishery vessels. Reporting to the register is mandatory and thus the statistics covers all legally reported fishing vessels. Recreative fishery is not included. There is a close cooperation with fishermen in relation to validation of data. Annually campaigns are made regarding applying of rules and reporting valid data. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published approximately 3 months after the end of the reference period. The statistics are published without delays in relation to planned publication times., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, On the calculated level of aggregation, there is no significant data breach., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics feature in a Danish press release , Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, and are published in the StatBank under , Fishery and aquaculture, . For further information look at , Fiskeri, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/danish-vessels

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Classification of education (DDU), current educations, v1:2023

Please note, a more current version of this classification is now available. See the current version , here., Name: , DDU_UDD_V1_2023 , Description: , DDU stands for Den Danske Uddannelsesklassifikation and is the Danish classification system for all educations in Denmark. Statistics Denmark operates the classification in cooperation with The Ministry of Higher Education and Science (UFM) as well as the Ministry of Children and Education (BUVM). , The classification covers both regulated and private educations and serves as a national standard for organising, describing and comparing the different possibilities for educations within Denmark’s educational system., All educations in DDU have a unique four-digit education code, also known as UDD, e.g. 4443: Miller. The education is placed in four groups in a hierarchical structure, which categorises the educations based on level, differences in content and kinship:, Main area, A one-digit classification which describes the level of education at an aggregated level, Main group, A two-digit classification that represents the element of a legal or functional difference between the main areas in the education types within the same overall educational level. For example, distinctions can be made between vocational bachelors, academic bachelors and other medium cycle further educations within the main area=6,’’Medium cycle further education’’., Middle group, A three-digit classification and the first level in the classification of education where a division is made based on the content differences of the educational programs. Here, the education- and admission regulations are included., Sub group, A four-digit classification, which gives a more detailed content based division of educations within the same middle group., So far, three new statbank tables based on DDU have been published:, UDDALL10: , Educational activity by region, education (DDU), age, sex and status (2005-2022), EUD34: , Educational activity at upper secondary vocational educations by education (DDU), age, ancestry, national origin, sex, status and education part (2005-2022), KVEU20: , Participation in supplementary courses by field of education (DDU), region, age, sex, points in time and unit (2005-2022), Valid from: , December 1, 2023 , Valid to: , January 31, 2026 , Office: , Befolkning og Uddannelse , Contact: , Martin Herskind, , hrs@dst.dk, , ph. +45 21 34 03 31 , Codes and categories, Codes and categories are only available in Danish , All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Classification of education (DDU), current educations, v1:2026, February 1, 2026, Still valid, Classification of education (DDU), current educations, v1:2023, December 1, 2023, January 31, 2026

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/ddu-udd?id=49bd80c6-d825-4370-a7dd-91faeb39d93f

Classification of education (DDU), completed educations, v1:2023

Please note, a more current version of this classification is now available. See the current version , here., Name: , DDU_AUDD_V1_2023 , Description: , DDU stands for Den Danske Uddannelsesklassifikation and is the Danish classification system for all educations in Denmark. Statistics Denmark operates the classification in cooperation with The Ministry of Higher Education and Science (UFM) as well as the Ministry of Children and Education (BUVM). , The classification covers both regulated and private educations and serves as a national standard for organising, describing and comparing the different possibilities for educations within Denmark’s educational system., All educations in DDU have a unique four-digit completed educations code, called AUDD-code, e.g. 4443: Miller. The education is placed in four groups in a hierarchical structure, which categorises the educations based level, differences in content and kinship:, Main area, A one-digit classification which describes the level of education at an aggregated level, Main group, A two-digit classification that represents the element of a legal or functional difference between the main areas in the education types within the same overall educational level. For example, distinctions can be made between vocational bachelors, academic bachelors and other medium cycle further educations within the main area=6,’’Medium cycle further education’’., Middle group, A three-digit classification and the first level in the classification of education where a division is made based on the content differences of the educational programs. Here, the education- and admission regulations are included., Sub group, A four-digit classification, which gives a more detailed content based division of educations within the same middle group., So far, three new statbank tables based on DDU have been published:, UDDALL10: , Educational activity by region, education (DDU), age, sex and status (2005-2022), EUD34: , Educational activity at upper secondary vocational educations by education (DDU), age, ancestry, national origin, sex, status and education part (2005-2022), KVEU20: , Participation in supplementary courses by field of education (DDU), region, age, sex, points in time and unit (2005-2022), Valid from: , December 1, 2023 , Valid to: , January 31, 2026 , Office: , Befolkning og Uddannelse , Contact: , Martin Herskind, , hrs@dst.dk, , ph. +45 21 34 03 31 , Codes and categories, Codes and categories are only available in Danish , All versions, Name, Valid from, Valid to, Classification of education (DDU), completed educations, v1:2026, February 1, 2026, Still valid, Classification of education (DDU), completed educations, v1:2023, December 1, 2023, January 31, 2026

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/ddu-audd?id=2a22d134-f097-4d6e-91a6-0cdd6cafca7b

Documentation of statistics: Sales of Pesticides and Pesticides Usage in Crop Farming

Contact info, Food Industries , Karsten Kjeld Larsen , +45 21 29 55 76 , KKL@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Sales of Pesticides and Pesticides Usage in Crop Farming 2016 , Previous versions, Sales of Pesticides and Pesticides Usage in Crop Farming 2014, The purpose of this statistic is to illuminate the sale and use of pesticides in agricultural crops. The statistics are used inter alia to assess the environmental and health risks associated with the use of pesticides. The statistics are comparable from 1981 onwards., Statistical presentation, The statistics are an annual statement of pesticide sales and pesticide use in agricultural crops, by weight and frequency of treatment. Pesticide sales are divided into pesticide type and pesticide group., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data are collected by Environmental Protection Agency., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics cover the need for information on which substances and amounts of pesticides that are being used. This information is used along with the documentation used in connection with approval of pesticides, as an essential prerequisite in order to assess some of the environmental and health risks associated with the use of pesticides., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, Errors may occur in connection with registration of data in The Ministry of Environment as a a huge amount of data information is involved. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published no later than the year after the end of the reference period. The statistics are published without delay in relation to scheduled release times., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Danish Crop Protection Association also collects data about sales of pesticides. However, the material is not suitable for use in connection with the compilation of pesticide statistics as the association only has nineteen members. The statistics can give a rough idea about developments. The statistics are published earlier than data are received from the Danish Environmental Protection Agency., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in StatBank Denmark under the topic , Raw materials and auxiliaries, in the tables , PEST1, and [PEST2](http: //http://www.Statbank.dk/PEST2)., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/sales-of-pesticides-and-pesticides-usage-in-crop-farming

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